Moves Emergency Boards Duties to New Committee
Nevada · SB3 · Introduced Oct 28, 2026
Why it matters
Search and rescue and mutual aid work would be handled by a different committee. Changes to appointments could affect who makes emergency decisions in Nevada.
What it does
- Would end the Board of Search and Rescue as a separate body
- Would end the Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee as a separate body
- Would give the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee their duties
- Would change the duties of the state's emergency management chief and disaster coordination committee
- Would change how members of the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee are appointed
In committee
Next: a committee vote
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About this bill
Would move the duties of two emergency boards to the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee and end both boards. It would also change how that committee's members are appointed.
Revises provisions relating to emergency management. (BDR 36-161)
Perspectives
💬 The case for
Government groups would likely say combining boards cuts overlap and simplifies emergency planning. Consolidation could make responses faster and clearer.
💬 The case against
Some search and rescue volunteers would likely say removing a dedicated board could weaken their voice. They may worry that specialized expertise gets lost in a larger committee.
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